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We get this done at work. They say it’s better than plasma spray. I absolutely hate plasma spray. I am sending some samples to see if it bonds as well as they actually say.
It’s the new rage for casting corrosion repair.

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Came across a graphics editor embedded devices:

It was used by the guy in this video who looks like he made his own M5Dial from scratch, which is interesting too.

I was going to post it in the WebUI thread but it’s not fair to make Jason Squirrel with another distraction :smiley:

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Another esp32 with a screen and rotary encoder.

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Someone’s trying to develop full colour 3d printing at home. Cool.

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Just follow the master.

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This is pretty slick if you have a fiber laser and can’t wait for board house.

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This is interesting

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‘They gave me this 2k laser cutter for free, but this video isn’t sponsored’ :face_with_raised_eyebrow:

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He didn’t have to make the video.

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Build a Gothic-style Monastery with CNC, without any CNC experience? These monks are doing just that:

The sheer scale in terms of the size and weight of the stone being used is mind-boggling.

And as a fan of Gothic architecture, this is especially cool to me. Here’s one of the machines they’re using:

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A wee bit beyond my humble Primo…

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22k subscribers… yeah, they did! I have no issues with manufacturer’s giving content creators stuff, and if it’s free they should say so. I do have issues when the content creators then offer affiliate links (these guys don’t so they get a pass from me) or when they do half baked “reviews”.

I was thinking about the “good old days” when reviewers would have stuff for months before magazines were published, the reviews then weren’t always objective either, but at least there was proper testing done. These days the race to be first wins the views, so nothing is objective.

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This is a cool 4 axis camera motion control rig running FluidNC! One of those axes is camera zoom.

Found out about it in this FluidNC github issue:

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Every now and then something bobs up that gives me a head slapping moment! Why hadn’t I thought of modelling hole shapes as negative inserts before?

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I have not watched one of his videos in a long time, I like the tip about modeling the entire screw. That might come in handy with all the overhang counter sink pockets I use that normally take 3+ operations. I will have to give it a shot and see if it is any faster for me.

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I occasionally take a peek, but let’s say despite the occasional gem (like this one) we have divergent personalities and leave it at that! :wink:

I don’t see how it can’t be! You just keep one single model on file and use it “derived” repeatedly - Even magnet and bolt inserts or even the old “cantilevered countersink” trick now that I think about it ;- just add a “point” and create the mate connector. BAM!!

I might even just use Tom’s models as a sort of payback! :smiley:

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I wasn’t sure about this video at the start, since it seemed like it was just a rehash of stuff he’d covered before, but I agree that the tips around modeling were very helpful!

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It’s a measure of the hypocrisy of youtube presenters generally that Tom’s just quietly using Onshape again. Yes I know it was six years ago, but he made a big song and dance about the change in terms for the free version, and he hasn’t removed the video.

Back then he said;

"and it drastically changes what you can do with it on the free plan.
My only option is now Fusion360, "

Autodesk must have taken away his affiliate links. :wink:

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I like to keep negative space objects (on their own layer) grouped with my fastener objects. Everytime I add a fastener somewhere I then not only have the clearances for the fastener confirmed but I also have the cutouts accurately positioned… and include small details like chamfers on the hole that I’ll often be too lazy (uh, time pressed) to include if I’m doing each hole manually.

I also like to use drywall screws to reinforce pieces that might otherwise snap off between layers. Using the drywall screw model (not from McMaster Carr, of course :wink:) as the negative model for these holes works great.

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Some interesting design ideas. Granite epoxy for mass and rigidity (fancy concrete) and I notice he’s using a fluid dial

Note the built in round display - separate from the pendant

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Iirc the granite epoxy helps with resonance as well.